A 2010 study of mitochondrial DNA of the spoonbills by Chesser and colleagues found that the roseate and yellow-billed spoonbills were each other's closest relatives, and the two were descended from an early offshoot from the ancestors of the other four spoonbill species.
The Yellow Book standards help auditors hold the organizations they audit accountable. GAGAS contains requirements relating to ethics, independence, auditorsâ professional judgment and competence, quality control, performance of the audit, and reporting.
They won't tell anyone how exactly the Black Book formula works, but the consultant who designed it, Bob Cross of Revenue Analytics, shared it with Bloomberg Businessweek. Black Book is an algorithm that includes data about consumer preferences and the 600 flavors that make up an orange.